Epidemics Tracker

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank has extended support to Mulago hospital with items that are meant to aid patients observe standards operating procedures as they await to access treatment at the hospital lobby. This development comes amidst an alarming surge in the number of infected persons in the …

Kwania, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Kwania District local government offices have been closed to the public after ten staff tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday.  The ten were part of 150 people whose samples were taken for testing by a medical team from Lira Regional Referral hospital. Solomon Odur, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of Uganda Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has expressed concern about the failure by candidates to observe the standard operating procedures (SOPs) during campaigns. He said while the Ministry of Health has urged politicians to ensure social distancing, wear masks and have hand washing facilities …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Budaka Resident District Commissioner Martin Orochi has directed the Chief Administrative Officer to account for the Covid-19 money. In a letter dated 9 Nov 2020, addressed to the Chief Administrative Officer, Orochi tasked the officers to explain the whereabouts of 40 million shillings that …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The African Union has a commitment of USD 5 billion promised by the World Bank and other donors, out of the USD 12 billion that African countries need to access the coming COVID-19 vaccine. This revelation was made at a teleconference meeting convened Tuesday …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Faustino Etilu, the proprietor of Teso Coach is dead. He breathed his last in the Intensive Care Unit of Mulago National Referral Hospital at around 11:00 am this morning following his admission last evening. The 59- year-old businessman was first admitted in the COVID-19 treatment …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Families have now been allowed to bury their loved ones that succumb to COVID-19. The government had initially taken up the burial arrangements, to guarantee safe and dignified burials, commonly used when dealing with highly infectious diseases. Guidelines earlier  issued by the health ministry  …

✅ Mass gatherings for prayers, political rallies,meetings and weddings shall not exceed 200 person ✅ Open cinemas, gyms, massage parlors and mobile markets effective 14.11.2020 ✅ Considering the phase of the epidemic Uganda is in, with rising cases and deaths in urban areas, suspension on bars and discotheques will continue. …

  Mainz, Germany | THE INDEPENDENT | German company BioNtech and Pfizer from the US have announced success in phase three study of an experimental vaccine to prevent COVID-19 infections. “Today is a great day for science and humanity. The first set of results from our Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mutukula border authorities have expressed concern over the increasing number of people who sneak into the country illegally in order to avoid paying for the coronavirus (COVID-19) test. At the immigration, travelers, truck drivers, students and tourists pay US$50 (Shs185,000) for a COVID-19 test before …